Monday, February 25, 2019

ADELAIDE WHITE POINTERS IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!This July 2019, the 11th CMAS Underwater Rugby World Championships will take place in Graz, Austria. Charlotte Jordans, who established underwater rugby in Adelaide as well as the Adelaide White Pointers and team mates Angela Dodd and Katherine Heldt, who now lives in Port Lincoln, have been selected for the women's national team. Tore Nielsen will play for the men's team.Over the past year a selection process has been underway
to select underwater rugby players from around the country for a position on
the national team. We are proud of the hard work these four players have put in
to be successful in joining the national teams and will now go on to represent
Australia at this event which takes place in Europe once every four years

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Mustafa Amiruddeen, Katherine Heldt and Tore Nielsen at a tournament in Melbourne 2018.

With more training camps and tournaments coming up, we look forward to following their journey throughout the year to the World Championships in Graz!

Katherine Heldt, Angela Dodd, selector for the women's national team
Mustafa Amiruddeen and Charlotte Jordans.

Congratulations to the
Adelaide White Pointers underwater rugby players for making the National team!

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Every breath counts... especially at the Steinfeld Cup!

Every breath counts! Something you learn very quickly as an
underwater rugby player. Yes- that’s a real thing; people play rugby 5m below
the water’s surface by simply holding their breath and duck diving. Underwater
rugby is a bizarre 3-dimensional sport relatively new to Aussie shores. It has
everything a good sport needs; tactics, teamwork and underwater bearhugs.Players aim to take the negatively buoyant
rubber ball and score in the opposing team's basket on the pools floor, as well
as defend their own goal against the opposition's attack.

The University of Adelaide offers a vast range of clubs.
This is proven by the presence of Adelaide’s Underwater Rugby Teams; Adelaide
White Pointers (Mixed) and Breathtaking Adelaide Dolphins (Female). I highly
implore anyone who is looking for a fun, active sport with incredible people to
give this unique sport a try. I promise you will get hooked.

This September, I had the opportunity to travel to Sydney
with 12 of my best friends and fierce team mates to compete in the 2018
Steinfeld Cup. Here, the close-knit community of 14 teams, from across
Australia, conjugated to, escape gravity, wrestle and play the sport we all
love.

The tournament was named after Celine Steinfeld, who in 2007,
founded the first underwater rugby club at the University of New South Wales.
She learned about the sport whilst on international student exchange in Sweden
in 2004. There are now more than 300 players across Australia with teams in
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobert, Melbourne and Perth. This shows the
strength and power of change confined in one determined Uni Student!

Contrasting the underwater chaos, above the surface there is
nothing but love, joy and comradery, as players and teams reunite. Everybody
knows everybody, so the atmosphere is always fun, positive and inclusive
reflecting the true nature of underwater rugby in Australia!

A tournament is a great way for any shark to truly sink
their teeth into a new sport. Many new players attended and did extremely well,
many already taking home their first goals. I personally scored my first goal
and have never felt such a rush in all my years of basketball and water polo.
It takes such a level of team work and determination, when utilising each millisecond
of each breath hold. My oxygen thirsty body shot to the surface and I proudly
punched my fist in the air to signal my team of our victory.

The weekend concluded in Sydney’s City centre with an award
ceremony and afterparty. Somehow my body is more tired from that one nights dancing
than wrestling fully grown men underwater for a full weekend.

We were victorious! Adelaide White Pointers taking home the
3rd place medal and the Breathtaking Adelaide Dolphins 4th place medal. We are
now reflecting on our achievements and looking to grow in size and skill for
our next tournament at the beginning of 2019. We hope to see you there!

Friday, May 18, 2018

THE WHITE POINTERS ARE HOSTING NATIONALS IN ADELAIDE NEXT WEEKEND!

So if you haven't yet heard about this amazing sport yet... keep reading!

UNDERWATER RUGBY AND THE ADELAIDE WHITE POINTERS

Ludwig von Bermuda - sound familiar? If you are an Underwater Rugby fanatic, then it should! It was 1961 when Bermuda came up with the idea of an 'underwater ball game', and proceeded to invent, for some of us, one of our favourite games! The salt water filled ball enabled it to sink - initially to the bottom of a net which stopped the play 1m from the bottom, although this version of the sport has long been forgotten.

Among others, Dr. Franz Joseg Grimmeisen was the next person to take Underwater Rugby to the next level by organising the first official tournament, dubbed, 'the Battle for the Golden Ball' late in 1964 and this has become the oldest tournament in the history of Underwater Rugby.

Splash forward to 2015 approximately 60 years after its initial creation, Underwater Rugby had particularly settled into Scandinavia and South America, and was starting its roots in other parts of Australia; however South Australia for the most part remained unaware of this sport.

Another question - Charlotte Jordans and Tore Nielsen - sound familiar? Well they should! These two experienced Underwater Rugby players came together with AUSC to form the Adelaide White Pointers Underwater Rugby Team. Alongside Katherine Heldt who has started the Port Lincoln Underwater Rugby Club, (check out their new Facebook here: Port Lincoln Underwater Rugby Club) the sport is growing in South Australia!

The Adelaide White Pointers UWR Team

We are looking for volunteers who will have FREE entry to Nationals. If you would be interested to see what underwater rugby is about you are welcome to come and watch the games also with free entry. For any interested volunteers, sign up on the link below:

We farewell and thank Modra Paulson, Geoff Johnston and Ralph Kinasz for their hard work and contributions to the club over 2017. On the Adelaide White Pointers subcommittee we would like to welcome the following:

We farewell and thank Angela Dodd and Katherine Heldt who have put in huge efforts on the committee during 2017 in organising events and getting Adelaide ready to host Nationals in May.

Please join us in welcoming our new committee members! 👏👏👏👏

If you have any contributions to make, feedback to add or are interested in joining the shark side (aka the Adelaide White Pointers) or the AU Scuba Diving Club you can contact any of our committee members or send us a message on our respective Facebook pages (linked in above).

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Hi all,

Adelaide University Scuba Diving Club’s AGM is scheduled for Thursday 8/03/2018. The agenda, proxy forms, and officer reports are available on AUSC’s website under Meetings. This documentation is currently available to members only, and include:

The club is required to vote in a new Committee for 2018-2019 on this date under the requirements of our Constitution. A description of the responsibilities of the executive, officers and general members is available in the Committee Portfolios Policy, and if you would like to know more, feel free to have a chat to any of the current serving committee members. If you are interested in serving on the Committee, you may advise the Secretary (Modra) by e-mail prior to the AGM, or nominate during the meeting.

The AUSC Underwater Rugby Management Subcommittee is also required to be voted in under the requirements of the UWR Management Subcommittee Terms of Reference. This Subcommittee is responsible for developing underwater rugby training and competitiveness on behalf of the Committee. Again, you may advise the Secretary (Modra) by e-mail prior to the AGM, or nominate during the meeting.

If you wish to add any other business to the AGM’s agenda, then e-mail the Secretary (Modra Paulson is currently acting in this position).

Thursday, January 25, 2018

UNDERWATER RUGBY NATIONALS 2018!
Adelaide University Scuba Club, the Adelaide White Pointers and Underwater Rugby Australia invite you to Adelaide for Underwater Rugby Nationals 2018. We promise two full days of Underwater Rugby with an awesome awards ceremony and after party on the Sunday night.

WHEN? The event will be a THREE DAY event starting Friday 25th of May and finishing up Sunday 27th of May.

WHERE? The Adelaide Aquatic Centre - this is an indoor pool with a small canteen for all your energy needs.

WHAT? Three full days of Underwater Rugby with a women's and mixed competition.

HOW?

Register your teams interest before the 31st of January by emailing us at
uwr-enquiries@adelaidescuba.com.au